Luo Qian did not know when Xianfei had left, for upon regaining her senses, only she and the maid remained in the grand hall. She blinked her stinging eyes, offered a bitter smile, and turned back to her bedchamber.
"What, the Emperor can no longer perform?"
"What? The Emperor can't get it up anymore?"
"Psh, isn't it all the same thing they are saying!"
This explosive piece of gossip, like the breezes of summer, heatedly spread outside the palace, whereupon hearing it, the manservants of various households hastened to report back to their masters, hoping to catch their eye and maybe even receive some reward.
Dugu Han finally managed to wait until nightfall and went alone to the Empress Dowager's sleeping quarters, Liuxia Palace.